epa02226640 German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer during the FIFA World Cup 2010 Round of 16 match between Germany and England at the Free State stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, 27 June 2010. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02238798 Fans of Netherlands pictured before the FIFA World Cup 2010 semi final match between Uruguay and Netherlands at the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, 06 July 2010. EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02239103 Dutch Arjen Robben (L) vies for the ball with Uruguay's Martin Caceres (R) during the FIFA 2010 World Cup semi final soccer match between Uruguay and the Netherlands at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, 06 July 2010. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02239125 Uruguay's Walter Gargano (2nd R) and Netherland's Mark van Bommel battle for the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2010 semi final match between Uruguay and Netherlands at the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, 06 July 2010. EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02238447 Octopus Paul forecasts a victory of Spain at Sea Life aqaurium in Oberhausen, Germany, 06 July 2010. While Paul is fed, a shell is placed into each an acrylic glass box with a German and a Spanish flag. Depending on which Paul decides, the team will win the FIFA World Cup 2010 match. EPA/Roland Weihrauch

epa02239233 Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk (L) and player Arjen Robben after the FIFA World Cup 2010 semi final match between Uruguay and Netherlands at the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, 06 July 2010. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02239308 Netherland's Arjen Robben celebrates after defeating Uruguay 3-2 in the FIFA World Cup 2010 semi final match between Uruguay and Netherlands at the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, 06 July 2010. EPA/NIC BOTHMA Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02235552 South African President, Jacob Zuma (R), meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) at his official residence of Genadendaal, Cape Town, South Africa, 03 July 2010. Merkel and Zuma later watched FIFA World Cup 2010 quarter final soccer match between Argentina and Germany. EPA/SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

epa02235690 Miroslav Klose (R) of Germany celebrates with Mesut Oezil and Thomas Mueller (L) after scoring during the FIFA World Cup 2010 quarterfinal match between Argentina and Germany at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa 03 July 2010. EPA/Bernd Weissbrod Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02240390 Germany's Miroslav Klose (T) and Spain's Gerard Pique (B) during the FIFA World Cup 2010 semi final match between Germany and Spain at the Durban stadium in Durban, South Africa, 07 July 2010. EPA/HALDEN KROG Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02240341 Germany coach Joachim Loew (R) and Spain coach Vicente del Bosque during the FIFA World Cup 2010 semi final match between Germany and Spain at the Durban stadium in Durban, South Africa, 07 July 2010. EPA/KERIM OKTEN Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02239099 Diego Forlan of Uruguay celebrates after scoring the 1-1 during the FIFA World Cup 2010 semi final match between Uruguay and Netherlands at the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, 06 July 2010. EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02237691 German players Manuel Neuer (L) and Thomas Mueller fool around during a training session of the German national soccer team at the Super Stadium in Atteridgeville near Pretoria, South Africa, 05 July 2010. Germany will face Spain on 07 July in the semi final in Durban. EPA/MARCUS BRANDT

epa02242630 Octopus Paul, soccer oracle of the aquarium 'Sea Life', predicts a victory for Germany in the FIFA 2010 World Cup third place match between Uruguay and Germany in his basin in Oberhausen, Germany, 09 July 2010. During the feeding, where he had to chose from two seashells, each contained in a plastic box with the Uruguayan and the German flag on them, Paul picked Germany. The FIFA 2010 World Cup third place match between Uruguay and Germany takes place on July 10 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. EPA/ROLAND WEIHRAUCH Nachrichtenbild

epa02239015 Uruguay's head coach Oscar Tabarez is seen before the FIFA World Cup 2010 semi final soccer match between Uruguay and the Netherlands at the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, 06 July 2010. EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02211125 Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg in action during the FIFA World Cup 2010 group E preliminary round match between Netherlands and Japan at the Durban stadium, Durban, South Africa, 19 June 2010. EPA/ALI HAIDER Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02244004 Fans in the stands before the FIFA World Cup 2010 3rd place match between Uruguay and Germany at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 10 July 2010. EPA/NIC BOTHMA Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02244162 Uruguay's Martin Caceres (R) vies for the ball with Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany during the FIFA World Cup 2010 3rd place match between Uruguay and Germany at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 10 July 2010. EPA/NIC BOTHMA Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02243492 Sand artist Subal Maharana prepares the fortune legend Octopus Paul atop the Spain and Netherlands national flags, world cup replica and an oversized football as a sand sculpture on the eve of the final of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in Bhubaneswar city, India, 10 July 2010. Paul has predicted the outcome of every single one of the six World Cup games played by the German team rightly and has become a star. For each decision, he had the choice between two plastic boxes filled with a shell, out of which he hauls a titbit. The team, whose national flag is on the box, is said to win. EPA/STR

epa02239087 Dutch team captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst (L) celebrates with his team mates after scoring the opening goal during the FIFA 2010 World Cup semi final soccer match between Uruguay and the Netherlands at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, 06 July 2010. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

epa02142770 A file picture dated 09 July 2006 shows the FIFA World Cup trophy in the hands of the cheering Italian players after the FIFA World Cup 2006 final Italy vs France in Berlin, Germany. The 6-kg trophy will soon be carried in a luxury bag by French manufacturer Louis Vitton instead of a sealed aluminium suitcase. More than 100 working hours will be needed for the new special suitcase. EPA/Bernd Weissbrod

epa02205235 Spain's Carles Puyol (L) and Switzerland's Eren Derdiyok (R) during the FIFA World Cup 2010 group H preliminary round match between Spain and Switzerland at the Durban stadium in Durban, South Africa, 16 June 2010. EPA/HALDEN KROG Please refer to www.epa.eu/downloads/FIFA-WorldCup2010-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf